Officer fatally shoots bat-wielding suspect on Long Island

Updated 3:14 pm, Monday, March 12, 2018

GREAT NECK, N.Y. (AP) — Police say an officer on Long Island has shot and killed a bat-wielding man during a road rage incident.

Nassau County police say it happened after the suspect got out of his car at about 10:30 a.m. Monday in Great Neck and smashed the windows of two vehicles. One of the drivers confronted the suspect and was struck in the head.

Police say the patrol officer used a stun gun on the suspect after ordering him to drop the bat. They say the man continued to threaten the officer and struck a civilian in the head who tried to help.

Police say the officer then fired two shots, killing the unidentified suspect